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This blog is an art history experiment for our Italian Renaissance travel course. We hope that you, our visitors, will not only take some time to read about what we are studying, but will ALSO feel free to make comments or ask us questions...especially after we see (most of) these things in person. As we travel, we will offer personal reflections on our experiences. After we fly out on the 17th, follow us as we visit Rome (May 18-20), Florence (20-24), and Venice (24-25). We return on Thursday, May 26...just in time for the holiday weekend.

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Giotto, Ognissanti Madonna

Giotto di Bondone
Ognissanti Madonna

  • Also known as ‘Enthroned Madonna with Saints’
    • No exact date known
  • Brilliant colors were used
  • The Virgin
    • Lips are parted to add life
  • Jesus
    • Holds the scroll in the left hand
    • Has an open mouth as if speaking
  • Angels
    • Smaller, because Mary is queen of heaven
    • Presenting gifts to the virgin
  • As as whole
    • Much detail was given to the painting
    • Light was considered strongly, as Giotto did in most of his works

    -Ry

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